FTP/File adapter with Fixed Position File Format

Hi All,
Can any one guide me how to deal with the fixed position files while using File or FTP adapters?
Thanks In advance

Hi,
Have a luk at the below link it has gud examples:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31017_01/integrate.1013/b28994/nfb.htm#CCGIBHFH

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Reading fixed position files with File Adapter

Hi !
I'm trying to use the file adapter to read a file with data in fixed positions .
I cannot get it to work, I'm getting :
[Line=3, Col=133] Expected "${eol}" at the specified position in the native data, while trying to read the data for "element with name Hours", using "style" as "array" and "cellSeparatedBy" as "${eol}", but not found.
Ensure that "${eol}", exists at the specified position in the native data.
and don't understand what the problem is.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner.
If you are only interested in the first 133 characters then as you stated you need to put in a dummy filler at the end.
The file adapter is not as smart as you think. What is does is reads the string in a stream, so it gets its command and reads the stream until it hits it, then it gets the next command.
In your situation you said read 1 - 133 thinking it would ignore the other characters in the line. In reality what happens is that it reads the first 133 characters. Assuming that it wasn't looking for a end of line it would then read the next 133 characters. This would include the character you want to ignore, so your pattern would fail.
Good way to think about it is to apply the rules as if you are reading the file your self. In your mind you say read these characters then I want to ignore all the others in the row. You have to tell the file adapter to do the same.
Hope this explains.
cheers
James

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firstnamelastnamecompanyName
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Hi,
Use the following to create an XML strucutre like this,
<MT_CONTACT>
<CONTACT>
<FirstName> </FirstName>
<LastName> </LastName>
<CompanyName> </CompanyName>
</CONTACT>
<MT_CONTACT>
DocumentName : MT_TEST
DocumentNamespace : Yournamespace
RecordserName : record
RecordsetStructure : CONTACT,1
In the table,
ignoreRecordsetName : true
CONTACT.fieldNames : FirstName,LastName,CompanyName
CONTACT.fieldSeparator : #
Go through the links suggested by moorthy and also these blogs to understand content conversion better,
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/02/27/content-conversion-the-key-field-problem
/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/01/06/how-to-process-csv-data-with-xi-file-adapter
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hi,
See the example given in this bog, in this blog the string has been splited into different fields as per the field length, so you may use the same concept to get your output.
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
I hope it helps you.
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you can import the whole line to one field
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However, I will try to give you an example:
Your flat file looks like this:
H12345
I12345
If the first row is header and the next is a line, then you need to specify the fila adapter with the following:
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Keyfieldname = id
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header.lastFieldsOptional = Yes
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item.fieldNames = id,number
item.keyFieldValue = H
item.lastFieldsOptional = Yes
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<datatype>
<recordset>
<header>
<id>H</id>
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<header>
<item>
<id>H</id>
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<id>I</id>
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</header>
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A: Yes!
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